I think my post in here didn't go through because it was right before the old site went down. Anyway, there are sharks out there, they just aren't the same kind people tend to imagine. When people say "shark" they tend to think about Great Whites and vicious man-eating JAWS type situations. I guess those could travel but I don't think they tend to do that. The sharks you would see are Nurse Sharks which are smaller and won't eat you. Just like you don't always see a turtle or a big ray, you don't always see a shark. Everyone that I have talked to that saw one saw it in a cave so you would probably only see them while diving rather than snorkeling but you never know. There are always a few people who see them each time we are there. Last time we were at CSA we went diving every day except for one because there was a storm rolling in and it made me nervous, plus I was a little congested. Of course they saw one that day! It was my birthday too. Just my luck! lol

I guess when I think of sharks I think of Great White or similar. When we went to CSA this Feb. it was right after the unfortunate attack in Mexico of a lady not far from where we live. S
omeone mentioned it to our driver on the ride to CSA and he said Jamaica has seen very few shark attacks the last one being in the 60's on the south side of the island. I'm not a diver so have never seen a shark of any kind but love the ocean and yes it's the jellyfish I'm more worried about.

Just got back from CSS this week. I did scuba and snorkeling. No sharks at all. Lots of small colorful fish up to a foot long at most. Feeding the fish on the reef during scuba was a spectacular sight.